Fish-bait.



PATENTED FEB. 25, 1908. J. HANSEN. I

FISH 'BAIT.

APPLIGAIION FILED OCT. 28, 1907.

H 1 H M r g Z w M W a x y W J B witmaooes JACOB. HANSEN, OF MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN.

FISH-BAIT.

Specification of Letters Patent,

Patented Feb, 25, 1908;.

A plication filed-ctober 28. 1907- Se 0- 399a 54.

To all whom it may concern: g

Be it known that I, JAooB HANSEN, a cit1- zenof the United States of America, residing at Muskegon, in the county of Muskegon and State. of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fish-Bait; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in fish bait and its object is to provide the same with means whereby the rear end of the same may be oscillated in'imitation of'the swimming movement of a fish, and to provide the same with various new and useful features hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a, plan view of the device embodying my invention shown partially in horizontal section; and Fig. 2 a side elevation of thesame with portions broken away.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

1 represents the main body of the device preferably formed in imitation of the shape of a small fish, and provided with vertically divided sections 2 throughout its rear portion, said sections bein mounted' upon a flexible strip 3 whereby t e same are flexibly connected to the body 1 and to each other,

this strip 3 being preferably a iece of wire flattened in that portion withinithe body part of the device to render the same laterally flexible, also projecting rearward therefrom and formed into a loop 4 to attach the rear hooks thereto. TlllS rear extension of wire between the body and the loop 4 forms the support or bearing 5 for the rotating tailiece of the device, which latter is provide with a laterally bent eye 6 jour- -naled on the ortion 5 of the wire, and a single rearward y and laterally inclined flat member 8, also journaled on the wire and oppositely extended spiral portions 7 adapted to rotate the tail-piece on the wire. 1 A gin 11 extends transversely through the ody near the front thereof and projects outward at opposite sides of the same. On, this pin are pivotally mounted horizontally disposed slde fins 12. Hooks 13 are also mounted on this pin and extend rearward therefrom and slightly downward being secured'to the body by a fastening 14 extending through the body and engaging the hooks. Forwardly projecting, hooks 15 are also mounted on thls pin and secured in a.

parallel plane with the, body by a fastening 16 extending through the body and engaging these hooks. To attach this. vice to a line, a bail -17 is also pivotally mounted on the pin 11 and extends upward and forward. therefrom, to which bail is attached the line 18.

In operation, as the. device is drawn through the water by the line 18 the tail piece is rotated by the spiral portions 7 in the. usual way, and at the same time the single inclined member 8 tends to force the same laterally and being alternately at op osite sides as it is rotated it imparts an osc1l ating movement from side to side to the flexible rear portion of the body, and when alternately above and below the axis it tends to impart a vertical movement to the rear of the device, whereby the side fins are oscillated on their pivots, thus fairly imitating the swimming movement of a fish.

What I claim is -1. Afish bait comprising a laterally flexible body, and a rotative tail piece having a single laterally and rearwardly inclined member adapted to oscillate the tail piece.

2. A fish bait comprising a body having vertically divided sections, a laterally flexible strip connecting said sections, and a rotative tail piece having a laterally and rearwardly inclined member. 7 l

3. A fish bait comprising a body having a series of vertically divided sections, a wire having a flattened and flexible portion conon said extended portion and also having a spiral member and a laterally and rearwardly projecting member.

4. A fish bait comprising a body having a series of vertically divided sections, a wire having a flattened and flexible portion connecting said sections and a rearward extension, a tailpiece rotative on said extension, a transverse pin extending through the body and through the said flattened portion of the wire, and side fins pivoted on the ends of said pin. g

5. A fish bait comprising a laterally flexible body, and a rotative tail-piece at the rear thereof, said tail piece having atransverse spiral member, and a laterally and rearwardly projecting member.

6. A fish bait comprising a body having vertically divided sections, a flexible strip connecting said sections and extendedrearwardly therefrom, a tail piece 'rotative on said extension and having a laterally and rearwardly projecting member, hooks attached to said extension, a transverse pin extending through the body and projecting at each side thereof,hooks attached to said pin and secured to the body, and a bail pivotally attached to said pin.

7. A fish bait consisting of a flexible body, a rotative tail piece attached thereto and having a spiral member and a laterally and rearwardly projecting member, hooks attached at the rear of the tail piece, a transfrom the body, hooks attached to the pin and secured to the body, andside fins and a bail pivoted on the ends of the pin. 8. A fish bait comprising a flexible body having hooks attached thereto, a rearwardly extended wire attached to the body, and a tail-piece comprising a sheet metal device having a forward and laterally bent eye journaled on the wire, a laterally and rearwardly extended member also journaled on the wire, and oppositely projecting spiral members. v

9. A fish bait-consisting of a body having a series of vertically divided sections, a flattened wire connecting said sections and having a round rearward'extension, a rotative tail piece journaled on said extension and comprising a forward eye a rearward and laterally extended member and spiral members, a transverse pin extending through the body and through the forward part of the flattened wire, side fins and a bail pivoted on said pin, and hooks attached to said body.

In testimonyv whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- JACOB HANSEN. Witnesses:

P. P. MIsNER, PETER AsMUssEN. 

